2007-08 Report

QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY ANNUAL REPORT 2007–08

FOCUS: 'ANDY WARHOL'

PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITE

The printed and online materials developed for 'Andy

Warhol' included a substantial 320-page publication

produced in both softcover and hardcover editions.

Featuring 14 essays and interviews and more than 200

illustrations,

Andy Warhol

approached the artist and his

work from a range of perspectives. Available from the

Warhol Supermarket, Gallery Store Modern, Gallery Store,

and online through <australianartbooks.com.au>,

the publication was also distributed nationally and

internationally. The hardcover limited edition featured the

popular

Campbell's Soup Can I

1968 work on the cover.

The December issue of

Artlines

, the Gallery's magazine

for members and supporters, was produced as a special

issue to coincide with the exhibition. 'The Warhol Issue'

featured articles on the exhibition design, Warhol's films

and Warhol's patronage of the Velvet Underground.

Online audiences could browse the exhibition website

which was designed to provide a comprehensive guide to

the activities, events and resources available.

For the first time, a free online audio tour could be

downloaded from the website onto MP3 players.

Co-produced by the Gallery's education department and

Donna McLachlan, a producer for ABC Radio National and

freelance writer and broadcaster, the tour featured

comments from David Burnett, Curator, International Art,

QAG; and Matt Wrbican, Archivist, The Andy Warhol

Museum, Pittsburgh.

Online 'ready-to-go' tours were also available for schools

to download to assist with self-guided visits to the

exhibition. Each tour targeted primary and secondary

teaching levels and included teacher notes and

curriculum information. A downloadable teachers'

resource provided a concise overview of the 'Andy Warhol'

exhibition and themes, including an introduction to

Warhol's techniques, curriculum links and information on

visiting the exhibition.

'Andy Warhol' activity book for kids.

OPPOSITE

Jonas Mekas

Lithuania/United States b.1922

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol

(still) 1963–90

Digital Betacam: 35 minutes, colour,

sound

Purchased 2007. Queensland Art

Gallery Foundation

Visitors enjoy an event at the Andy

Warhol Summer Festival, January

2008.